Grow Your Career In Childcare
Kids Play offers a wide range of services from Nurseries, Out of School Clubs and Activity Day Camps. We are looking for enthusiastic, dynamic and energetic people to join our team across all parts of our business. We offer the perfect opportunity to further your career as we continue to grow!
As a member of the team you will receive full training and development in your career including support with childcare qualifications.
Applicants with enthusiasm and experience are invited to apply for the positions we have available.
Why Work For Us?
Kids Play Childcare are committed to employing passionate and enthusiastic staff, and in return, can offer a fantastic benefits package including:
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- A highly competitive salary
- Family friendly flexible working
- 28 days holiday, increasing with service
- Pension scheme
- Private health insurance after the first full year of service
- Up to a 50% discount on childcare for parents
- Continued professional development and training opportunities
- Free uniform
- Access to 18 training courses
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Apply Today
Open the dropdowns below to see the job opportunities that we have available across our Day Nurseries & Pre-Schools in Milton Keynes and Bury St Edmunds.
Childcare Hub – Knowlhill, Milton Keynes
Job Title: Nursery Nurse, Childcare Practitioners – Early Years
Location: Neath Hill, Knowlhill, Wolverton Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
Purpose of the role:
To develop and maintain the day to day organising and functionality of the setting provisions.
To provide a happy safe, secure and stimulating environment in which the physical, emotional, intellectual, social and psychological development of the children is taken in to full account.
To encourage the children to maintain and develop their own individuality and independence.
Roles and Responsibilities
• To support the day to day responsibility for the efficient running of the setting facility.
• To ensure that developmental records for your key group are kept up to date.
• To support your colleagues and work as part of a team in providing a safe, caring and stimulating environment for all children. (Ages range from 6 weeks to 13 years dependent on setting).
• To assist in the development of an attractive stimulating range of equipment, activities and displays relevant to the age and needs of the children in the setting, which encourage independence, self motivation and eagerness to learn.
• To treat information of matters relating to the work within the setting as confidential.
• To ensure the highest standards of safety, hygiene and welfare whilst maintaining adequate supervision of the conduct of the children attending the setting.
• To ensure company policies and procedures are followed at all times.
• To help support the management team to ensure that the Ofsted standards including EYFS is followed at all times.
• To support the management team in striving to deliver an outstanding setting
• Any other duties that may be required.
Requirements
• Ideally a recognised childcare qualification level 2 or above
• Ideally some previous experience working in childcare
• A real passion for working with children
• A strong command of the English language
• Flexibility and punctuality
Please email our Recruitment Officer, Lucy Horwood. (lucyhorwood@kidsplaychildcare.co.uk) with your CV to register your interest in this job role. Or call Lucy on 07803007238.
Bury St Edmunds Day Nursery – Bury Saint Edmunds
Job Title: Nursery Nurse, Childcare Practitioners – Early Years
Location: Bury St Edmunds
“We are looking for passionate, inspiring Early Years Professionals who are looking to really make a difference! With a positive, can do attitude, a real team player, and keen to really engage making a difference to our children’s learning and development.”
Kids Play Childcare are committed to providing top quality childcare for all ages. With a focus on nature based play, outdoor learning, and a child led learning approach. Due to continued success we are looking for a qualified Room Leader to join the Preschool room at our Bury St Edmunds Day Nursery, working with children aged 3-4 years.
- 50% off childcare (including Holiday Camp) – from day one with us!
- Wellbeing ambassadors in all our settings, to look after your health and wellbeing
- Free lunches and drinks every day for our staff
- 28 days annual holiday, increasing with service up to 33 days
- Refer a friend bonus up to £500 per referral – no limit on the number of referrals you can make!
- An open door management policy across all of our settings – You should always feel like you can come and talk to us.
- Access to 18 training courses, and ongoing training and development opportunities
- Regular staff/team outings and celebrations – let your hair down, you deserve it!
- Free staff uniform – comfortable polo shirts, and a coat for outdoors!
- Enhanced NEST Pension scheme for all staff – for a comfortable future retirement!
- Monthly staff lotteries and employee of the month – it could be you!
- Length of service awards and gifts – recognising your loyalty!
- Staff awards ceremony – with prizes worth up to £500!
- Staff summer BBQ, and Christmas party
- Extra little “thank you” gifts for Valentines, Easter, Staff appreciation day, Christmas and other special annual days!
- Relocation packages – If you fancy a change of scenery?
- Cycle to work scheme – we will help you buy your new bike!
- Free parking
Responsibilities:
- To take full day to day responsibility for the efficient running of the room facility.
- To help deal with staff records and help with appraisals.
- To provide an attractive stimulating range of equipment, activities and displays relevant to the age and needs of the children in the setting, which encourage independence, self motivation and eagerness to learn.
- To establish, in conjunction with the childcare SENCO, individual programmes for any children with special needs.
- To treat information of matters relating to the work within the setting as confidential.
- To ensure any injury or accident or suspicion of non accidental injury are recorded correctly or reported.
- To ensure a high standard of hygiene in relation to staff, children, equipment and surroundings.
- To ensure Kids play policies and procedures are followed at all times.
To ensure that the Ofsted standards including EYFS is followed at all times.
- To support the nursery manager in striving to deliver an outstanding setting.
- Help students and trainees to settle in and make a contribution to the assessment of the students and trainees performance and to ensure high standards are continually being met.
- To open and close the nursery alongside deputy and nursery manager
- Any other duties that maybe required.
The ideal candidate will have experience in a similar environment, working in a Baby Room, perhaps as a Senior Practitioner looking to take your next career step? Or an existing Room Leader who wants a more varied position, where you can really influence the running of the room. You will also be a minimum of Level 3 Qualified in a Childcare related subject.
Kids Play Childcare is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Safer recruitment practice and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
Salary: £22,880.00 per year
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Job Title: Nursery Nurse, Childcare Practitioners – Early Years
Location: Newmarket Rd, Bury Saint Edmunds IP33 3SN
Purpose of the role:
To develop and maintain the day to day organising and functionality of the setting provisions.
To provide a happy safe, secure and stimulating environment in which the physical, emotional, intellectual, social and psychological development of the children is taken in to full account.
To encourage the children to maintain and develop their own individuality and independence.
Roles and Responsibilities
• To support the day to day responsibility for the efficient running of the setting facility.
• To ensure that developmental records for your key group are kept up to date.
• To support your colleagues and work as part of a team in providing a safe, caring and stimulating environment for all children. (Ages range from 6 weeks to 13 years dependent on setting).
• To assist in the development of an attractive stimulating range of equipment, activities and displays relevant to the age and needs of the children in the setting, which encourage independence, self motivation and eagerness to learn.
• To treat information of matters relating to the work within the setting as confidential.
• To ensure the highest standards of safety, hygiene and welfare whilst maintaining adequate supervision of the conduct of the children attending the setting.
• To ensure company policies and procedures are followed at all times.
• To help support the management team to ensure that the Ofsted standards including EYFS is followed at all times.
• To support the management team in striving to deliver an outstanding setting
• Any other duties that may be required.
Requirements
• Ideally a recognised childcare qualification level 2 or above
• Ideally some previous experience working in childcare
• A real passion for working with children
• A strong command of the English language
• Flexibility and punctuality
Please email our Recruitment Officer, Lucy Horwood. (lucyhorwood@kidsplaychildcare.co.uk) with your CV to register your interest in this job role. Or call Lucy on 07803007238.
Little Chestnuts Day Nursery – Bletchley, Milton Keynes
Job Title: Nursery Nurse, Childcare Practitioners – Early Years
Location: St George’s Rd, Bletchley, Milton Keynes
Purpose of the role:
To develop and maintain the day to day organising and functionality of the setting provisions.
To provide a happy safe, secure and stimulating environment in which the physical, emotional, intellectual, social and psychological development of the children is taken in to full account.
To encourage the children to maintain and develop their own individuality and independence.
Roles and Responsibilities
• To support the day to day responsibility for the efficient running of the setting facility.
• To ensure that developmental records for your key group are kept up to date.
• To support your colleagues and work as part of a team in providing a safe, caring and stimulating environment for all children. (Ages range from 6 weeks to 13 years dependent on setting).
• To assist in the development of an attractive stimulating range of equipment, activities and displays relevant to the age and needs of the children in the setting, which encourage independence, self motivation and eagerness to learn.
• To treat information of matters relating to the work within the setting as confidential.
• To ensure the highest standards of safety, hygiene and welfare whilst maintaining adequate supervision of the conduct of the children attending the setting.
• To ensure company policies and procedures are followed at all times.
• To help support the management team to ensure that the Ofsted standards including EYFS is followed at all times.
• To support the management team in striving to deliver an outstanding setting
• Any other duties that may be required.
Requirements
• Ideally a recognised childcare qualification level 2 or above
• Ideally some previous experience working in childcare
• A real passion for working with children
• A strong command of the English language
• Flexibility and punctuality
Please email our Recruitment Officer, Lucy Horwood. (lucyhorwood@kidsplaychildcare.co.uk) with your CV to register your interest in this job role. Or call Lucy on 07803007238.
